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Wheel Brake Ed6925 at 10:21pm 10.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1166 Lately my Edson wheel brake does not seem to be engaging. Anyone have an idea of how this can be a
Roller furler for Hunter 33 (1978) okiman at 9:32pm 10.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1456 I think the jib roller furler on my Hunter 33(1978) has an original continuous line furler. I am co
Peggie Question charles at 9:09pm 10.19.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1944 Peggie- I have your book and I've read a lot but don't think I have ever seen this particular issu
Folding prop Dennis at 7:52pm 10.19.05 Trailer Sailors 1/1357 Has anyone tried one of those folding props on their outboard? I was wondering if this idea has any
Wheel steering autopilot Curlew at 7:01pm 10.19.05 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2088 I wish to add an autopilot to my wheel-steering HR94 and favour the Raymarine ST4000 Mk II. However,
Going to Florida :) Claude L.-Auger at 3:27pm 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 0/730 Boat on the hard since last Friday. Another great season with 1330nm of sailing. Winterizing of all
26S Centre Board Mike8187 at 2:31pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1069 Has any one else suffered problems with their centreboard swinging aft because of the flow of water
CDI roller furler Denise at 12:52pm 10.19.05 Smaller Boats 4/820 If anyone has installed one. I'd like to know the job went. The chandlery is selling them for a gre
H146 turtles too, enquiring minds wanted to know! Tereza at 12:47pm 10.19.05 Day Sailers 6/1628 Sorry to admit, I have finally put to rest the age-old question - is the 146 less prone to turtling
Islander 32 engine conversion Steve Cartwright at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Islander 4/3607 I'm delighted to be sailing my uncle's 1964 Islander 32, but the original Atomic 4 gas engine is a d
1st time Charter Tony Litvak at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1208 Mates,I've been nominated by my family to get details on a bareboat charter in the Caribbean. W
Redoing counter and cabinets David ONeill at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2429 I was thinking about replacing the counter in the Oday 22 I just bought. The boat was in so so shap
Lake Lanier, GA Benny at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1879 We have a couple of boats ranging from an H-320 to a San Juan 21. One of our favorites is a Starwin
mast raising J. Barrett at 12:08pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1164 I know that the topic of mast raising kits brings comments from both sides. As I have a blown knee f
New England Sailers... What to do? Eric at 12:05pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/839 So what are people planning to do? The CT River is still flooded and strong currents and debris are
christmas lights Tony Thomas at 11:21am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/990 I want to put some Christmas lights on my boat. Has anyone used LED? Where can I find 12 volt Christ
Source to buy a gudgeons Rich L at 11:04am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/803 The 2 identical black plastic parts to which the the clevis pins of the rudder attach on a Hunter 26
looking for good diesel resource Ron at 10:39am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 6/998 After 2 months with the new C-30 its time to haul for the winter. looking for a good resource book
Hunter Construction Larry Long at 9:59am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 Check out page 56 of the November 2005 issue of SAIL Magazine. There is a 4-page spread on Hunter c
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:53am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 2/3967 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has

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LED Anchor Light RF Interference spadaforaj at 3:08pm 05.23.21 Tested it at night when the light was on (on a photo switch) and was even worse. Gave up - and t
Hunter 41 dinette table doesn't lower enough for a berth spadaforaj at 3:00pm 05.23.21 Well - tried everything - you can't set the poles lower into the floor, can't cut the poles because
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer ShawnL at 2:25pm 05.23.21 It sounds like we'll be open. For the most part, the mask mandates have been lifted as long as you'
1986 H34 Depth Offset Mike Oldak at 2:13pm 05.23.21 We ran onto a mud flat and now know to add 1.5 feet for our fin keel H34
1986 H34 Depth Offset sail sfbay at 2:07pm 05.23.21 ...............Another set of sailors say.... From the bottom of my keel how much free space is ther
best way to clean a water tank? fred1diver at 1:54pm 05.23.21 thanks KappyKaplan, exactly what I was looking for
best way to clean a water tank? kappykaplan at 1:50pm 05.23.21 Here's @Peggie Hall HeadMistress 's recipe: "Recommission the system at least annually This is all
best way to clean a water tank? fred1diver at 1:49pm 05.23.21 I'll have to see about removing the tank, the hoses are all new, it would be mostly be used to clean
best way to clean a water tank? Tom J at 1:49pm 05.23.21 I usually use a small amount of bleach in a half tank of water, and run that through the system, the
best way to clean a water tank? Orbweaver at 1:46pm 05.23.21 bleach will sanitize, but it won't clean all that old mildew and gunk out. Are you wanting to drink
1986 H34 Depth Offset Hello Below at 1:46pm 05.23.21 I just went through a similar exercise when I was recently offered a new to me slip in shallow water
1986 H34 Depth Offset kappykaplan at 1:43pm 05.23.21 Regarding grounding of your boat, if it has never happened to you, you are not sailing enough. :pl
RF Main Halyard coming out of the Mast Slot after winter outside storage CABixler at 1:39pm 05.23.21 [ Over the winter I usually tie a spare line to the bottom of the top swivel, and pull the swivel
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer sail sfbay at 1:37pm 05.23.21 Beaver Island, Mackinac Island and Grand Traverse Bay look like great sailing destinations!! Sugge
Catalina 275 Rudder float or sink? Cycleox at 1:30pm 05.23.21 Thanks SteveLKN and Codybear - your thoughts pretty much match mine. It is definitely choppy enough
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Swedegeek at 1:20pm 05.23.21 An entirely new pedestal? That sounds like a lot of work, even without the electronics & dropping t
1986 H34 Depth Offset WasabiRush at 1:18pm 05.23.21 Setting the depth offset is a personal choice. The transducer, like @sail sfbay explains only know
Rig tensioning jssailem at 1:03pm 05.23.21 When tuning your forestay by tightening the backstay you are not only pulling on the backstay you ar
Rig tensioning jssailem at 12:55pm 05.23.21 Hi Jeff I note "I have a 2004 Beneteau 423 (third owner +)". I am guessing the Previous Owners did n
1986 H34 Depth Offset jssailem at 12:24pm 05.23.21 Setting the depth offset is a personal choice. The transducer, like @sail sfbay explains only know

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